![]() ![]() faces many new challenges plus his biggest one yet: parenthood. Why, wing it on another big-hearted, death-defying adventure, that's what! Joined by a fabulous new cast of animal characters, S.T. ![]() But in a wild world plagued by prejudiced animals, feather-raising environments, new threats so terrifying they make zombies look like baby bunnies, and a horrendous dearth of cheesy snacks, what's a crow to do? stumbled upon something so rare-and so precious-that he vowed to do everything in his power to safeguard what could, quite literally, be humanity's last hope for survival. ![]() S.T., the intrepid crow, alongside his bloodhound-bestie Dennis, had set about saving pets that had become trapped in their homes after humanity went the way of the dodo. Readers should know that a lot of animals die, that a lot of scary, sad, and frequently fatal things. As humorous as S.T.’s narration can be, the book is saturated with the kind of fear one can only feel about the safety of a deeply loved person. She spends her time with three cats, a dog, two crows, a charm of hummingbirds, five Steller's jays, two dark. Feral Creatures excels at conveying the terrible love and fear and exasperation of being a parent. When the world last checked-in with its favorite Cheeto addict, the planet had been overrun by flesh-hungry beasts, and nature had started re-claiming her territory from humankind. Kira Jane Buxton's debut novel, Hollow Kingdom, was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Audie Awards, and the Washington State Book Awards, and was named a best book of 2019 by NPR, Book Riot, and Good Housekeeping. Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named S.T. ![]()
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